Cultivation in a Family: Starting as a Reincarnation of a Core Formation Master

Li Chengxuan ultimately chose the "Nine Tribulations Thunder Scripture" as his cultivation method.

This scripture is from his third incarnation, when he had just broken through to the late stage of Core Formation and joined the allied forces formed by his sect to besiege the Nascent Soul Grandmaster "Lonely Cloud".

In Dugu Yun's cave, he was fortunate enough to obtain half of the Heavenly Rank cultivation technique, "Nine Tribulations Thunder Scripture," which can be cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage.

The Nine Tribulations Thunder Scripture is an ancient cultivation method that is quite mysterious.

This scripture is almost flawless, of high quality, powerful in combat, and fast-paced. It cultivates both magical power and physical and spiritual well-being, and can even unleash the power of creation lightning to save people.

The only drawback is that you can't switch cultivation paths; you have to start from scratch, beginning your cultivation from the first level of Qi Refining.

At that time, Li Chengxuan was already in the late stage of Core Formation. If he wanted to cultivate, he would have to shatter his core and start over.

For him at the time, it was perhaps a case of losing more than he gained.

Moreover, he has already changed his cultivation method three times. If he changes it again, he may never be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in his lifetime.

However, in this life, he is only at the third level of Qi Refining. Even if he loses his power and has to start over, he can recover quickly. In fact, the lower his cultivation level, the less impact it has on changing cultivation methods.

"This scripture belongs to the category of thunder, with thunder spiritual roots being the best, followed by metal, water, and fire. Coincidentally, in this life, I have a mid-grade metal spiritual root, and my sensitivity to water and fire spiritual energy is also quite good."

In this cultivation world, only those with spiritual roots can cultivate immortality.

All spiritual roots possess all five elements, but their sensitivity to spiritual energy differs, which determines the grade of the spiritual root.

A sensitivity level below ten indicates an inferior spiritual root.

Ten to nineteen is considered a low-grade spiritual root, twenty to twenty-nine is a mid-grade spiritual root, thirty to thirty-nine is a high-grade spiritual root, and forty is considered a top-grade spiritual root.

At the very top are earth spirit roots, heaven spirit roots, alien spirit roots, and various treasure bodies independent of spirit roots.

Li Chengxuan's sensitivity to metal spiritual energy reached 21, so he has a mid-grade metal spiritual root.

Next are water and fire spiritual energy, with sensitivity levels of 18 and 16 respectively.

The remaining wood and earth elemental energies are all below ten, which means that it will be relatively difficult for him to cultivate these two elemental techniques.

Afterwards, he did not rush to change his cultivation method, but instead first disposed of the family's assets.

He wanted to dissipate his cultivation and start over, but he also wanted to recover his cultivation level as soon as possible. Spirit stones and pills were indispensable for him.

Half a bottle of Qi-Boosting Pills (five pills), eight low-grade spirit stones, and one first-tier low-grade magic weapon, the Rock Sword.

"The family cultivators are indeed impressive. In my previous life, when I was seventeen, I was a sparring partner for someone else and was beaten several times before I finally got half a spirit stone."

Li Chengxuan suddenly chuckled, feeling a surge of goodwill towards the Li family, which was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

......

The next day.

Li Chengxuan walked out of the small courtyard and headed towards Shuwu Peak on the south side of Zhuxia Mountain.

The mountain range stretches over three thousand miles from north to south, filled with spiritual energy and rare and precious medicinal herbs rarely seen in the mortal world. At the foot of the mountain lies a mid-grade second-tier spiritual vein.

It is said that this mountain was originally named Jinjia Mountain, but the Jin family declined and it was eventually acquired by the rogue cultivator Li Tiansheng.

After Li Tiansheng settled on this mountain, he changed his name to Zhu and descended the mountain, thus establishing the Li family's foundation.

He then established a set of twenty generational names: Cunsheng Shengde Cheng, Qingye Shouzhi Yuan, Mengchang Longxing Zong, Xinming Tongciji, which has been in use for three hundred years.

The higher you go down the mountain, the more abundant the spiritual energy becomes. Generally speaking, people in the early stages of Qi Refining live at the foot of the mountain, those in the middle stages live on the mountainside, and only those in the late stages of Qi Refining and above can live at the top of the mountain.

As for the hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in the family, they are scattered in towns and cities of all sizes, and do not mingle with the cultivators.

With Li Chengxuan's cultivation level, he should have lived at the foot of the mountain, but his father, Li De'an, was a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator, so he also lived on the mountainside.

"The concentration of spiritual energy on the mountainside is much higher than at the foot of the mountain. If we were driven to the foot of the mountain, that would be bad."

After all, the spiritual energy of Zhuxia Mountain is limited, and in his case, he generally shouldn't be living on the mountainside anymore.

As Li Chengxuan pondered this, he stepped into the General Affairs Hall located at the top of the mountain.

As the name suggests, the General Affairs Hall is in charge of the clan's general affairs, including its industries, the salaries of its members, and various resources and tasks. It is practically the most central place in the entire clan.

Therefore, the clan elders who are in charge of this hall are also considered strong candidates for the next clan leader.

The person currently in charge of this hall should be the clan elder, Li Deping.

As soon as Li Chengxuan entered the main hall, Li Deping's shiny bald head came into view. At that moment, the other party was sitting at the back of the hall, writing furiously, seemingly calculating accounts.

In front of the hall were two young clansmen working in the General Affairs Hall, named Li Chengle and Li Chengxi respectively.

"Greetings to my two elder brothers and to the clan elders."

Lee Seung-hyun greeted him with a cupped-hand salute.

"Oh, it's Chengxuan. When did you wake up?"

The two members of the Cheng generation returned the greeting.

Li Deping merely glanced in this direction and nodded slightly.

"I woke up yesterday; thank you for your concern, my two cousins."

Lee Seung-hyun smiled faintly.

After three lifetimes of reincarnation, Li Chengxuan did not become an old monster with the mind of hundreds of years. On the contrary, his will remained the same as when he first crossed over into the world of cultivation.

These memories from past lives are merely images that flow through his mind, giving him more life experience and allowing him to cultivate his memories while still maintaining his original heart. This is the wonder of the Heavenly Fortune Pearl.

......

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Li Chengxuan explained his purpose for visiting.

He received the pension following the death of his father, Li De'an.

"According to the family rules, the pension for a family member at the sixth level of Qi Refining is 150 spirit stones, but this time the situation is special, so the family has added 50 spirit stones to each person."

"The total is two hundred spirit stones, but according to family rules, you can only receive sixty spirit stones now?"

Li Chengle did the math and said.

Li Chengxuan nodded: "These sixty spirit stones can be exchanged for one Meridian Tempering Pill and three bottles of Qi-Boosting Pills."

Two hundred spirit stones is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining. According to the rules, in this situation, he can only receive a portion first, and can receive the rest after his cultivation breaks through.

After all, for low-level cultivators, suddenly receiving a large sum of spirit stones is not necessarily a good thing. The principle of a child carrying gold in the market also applies to the cultivation world.

Qi-boosting pills are common auxiliary cultivation pills in the early and middle stages of Qi Refining, while Meridian-tempering pills are breakthrough pills for the middle stage of Qi Refining. As long as one's cultivation level is high enough, taking one pill will immediately allow one to break through to the middle stage of Qi Refining.

"A bottle of Qi-Boosting Pill costs nine spirit stones, a single Meridian-Tempering Pill costs thirty spirit stones, and I'll give you an additional three spirit stones."

Li Chengle picked up his brush and sketched, while Li Chengxi, standing beside him, took the list and went to the storeroom inside the hall to retrieve the pills and spirit stones.

They can both divide the work and cooperate, and also supervise each other.

Just then, Li Deping, who had been organizing the account books, got up and walked over, asking:

"You're exchanging for the Qi Tempering Pill because you want to break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining as soon as possible so you can save the house on the mountainside?"

Before Li Chengxuan could speak, he continued:

"Don't worry, the clan chief has already said that all the clan members who died or were injured this time are meritorious members of the clan, so special arrangements can be made. You can stay in that courtyard indefinitely."

"You should know that while the Meridian Tempering Pill can help you break through to a higher level quickly, it will damage your foundation and make it difficult to establish your foundation in the future."

After speaking, he looked at Li Chengxuan with concern on his face.

"Thank you for the reminder, elder, but Chengxuan has other considerations."

Lee Seung-hyun spoke respectfully, but did not "heed the advice."

"There are many troubles in the family right now, so it would be good if you could grow up quickly."

Li Dehua nodded, then found an excuse to send Li Chengle away. While the two of them were alone in the hall, he secretly slipped ten spirit stones into Li Chengxuan's sleeve.

"Elder..."

"Don't worry, the spirit stones are my personal property. Focus on your cultivation, and the future of the family depends on you."

......

Not long after.

Li Chengxuan returned to his residence, hung up a sign announcing his seclusion, closed the doors and windows tightly, and began to disperse his cultivation and rebuild his strength.

At this moment, he had three and a half bottles of Qi-Boosting Pills, twenty-one spirit stones, and the spiritual energy environment of the room was close to that of a first-grade high-level spiritual vein.

With such favorable conditions, he could complete the entire process of rebuilding his cultivation in less than a year.